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Rail freight subsidies are still justified, says lorry cost review

RAIL FREIGHT

11 July 2014
 

Road freight fails to pay its full societal costs by a large margin according to a new report for the rail freight industry, which is pressing the Government to retain a grant regime for shifting goods from road to rail. 

Lobby group Freight on Rail commissioned consultant the Metropolitan Transport Research Unit (MTRU) to review road freight costs. 

MTRU focused on the DfT’s 2006 Mode Shift Benefit (MSB) values, which the DfT uses to calculate payments via the Mode Shift...

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